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Notice is hereby given that the assessment listings in the Parish of Lafourche for 2024 will be exposed for a period of 15 days from August 29, 2024, through September 13, 2024.

Any taxpayer who desires, has the right to protest the values fixed at a meeting of the Lafourche Parish Council to be called for this purpose at the Matthews Government Complex, 4876 Highway 1, Matthews, Louisiana at 6:00 p.m. on September 24, 2024.

Any person desiring to know what values have been placed on their property is hereby notified to inquire at the Lafourche Parish Assessor’s Office, 403 St. Louis Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana, by calling (985) 447-7242 or by website www. lpao.net.

Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Lafourche Parish Council by certified mail at P.O. Drawer 5548, Thibodaux, LA, 70302 or in person at 402 Green Street by September 16, 2024 and all information concerning the value of your property must be submitted to your assessor before the deadline for filing an appeal with the Board of Review in person or by mail to 403 St. Louis Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana. Failure to submit such information may prevent you from relying on that information should you protest your value.

In accordance with La. Revised Statute 42:17.2.1, the Lafourche Parish Assessor’s Office (LPAO) has adopted the following procedures to facilitate members of the public’s participation in our public meetings who have a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") or such person’s designated caregiver.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Should a member of the public wish to attend the LPAO public meeting, but need ADA accommodations, please request and fill out the Request for Accommodations Form and submit to, Riechelle Roy, at riechelle@lpao.net. Upon proper receipt of said request, accommodation options will be reviewed and if applicable accommodation procedures will be provided by the Lafourche Parish Assessor’s Office to the citizen or their caretaker submitting the request; alternatively, the Assessor may request documentation to support such request prior to providing accommodations, each request will be handled on a case-by-case basis based on the guidelines of ADA recognized disabilities. Should you have any questions regarding the completion process of the form, please reach out to Riechelle Roy via the same email address or by telephone at 985-492-6101.

In the instance that remote video access to a meeting is required to satisfy this requirement, LPAO will use an application that the LPAO chooses based on the normal purchasing guidelines set by the LPAO. The LPAO will provide instructions to qualifying parties as needed to gain remote access. This application and process below may change per the Assessor’s discretion, it is the requestor’s responsibility to reach out to the LPAO with a formal request to ensure the requestor is provided the most current accommodation process.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Should a member of the public wish to provide comment at a LPAO public meeting but is unable to attend due to an ADA disability, such person may submit comments electronically to riechelle@lpao.net. All comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. the day before the meeting and must include the following information:

1) Commenter’s first and last name;

2) Who the commenter represents, if anyone other than him/herself; and

3) The comment (please keep comments as succinct as possible)

All comments received electronically prior to 4:30 p.m. the day before the LPAO public meeting will be accepted as a public comment and will be read into the record during the meeting.

Increased Homestead Exemption for Veterans:

** 100% Service-Connected Disability Rating - The homestead exemption would apply to the full fair market value of the home

** 70-99% Service-Connected Disability Rating - The homestead exemption would increase from $75,000 to $120,000 of the fair market value of the home

** 50-69% Service-Connected Disability Rating - The homestead exemption would increase from $75,000 to $100,000 of the fair market value of the home

The following conditions apply:

o Only veterans with a service-connected disability rating as stated above by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be eligible for this additional exemption.

o The veteran must apply in person and furnish proof of service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

THIBODAUX, LA –– On Monday, December 6, the Louisiana Assessors’ Association awarded the 2022 Assessor of the Year Award to Lafourche Parish Assessor, Wendy Thibodeaux. Each year, the association awards one assessor out of 64 statewide. Louisiana Assessors’ Association President and St. Charles Parish Assessor, Tab Troxler, presented Thibodeaux with the award. During his presentation, Troxler recognized Thibodeaux as the most deserving candidate because of her strong advocacy for Lafourche Parish residents. He said, “Without question Wendy Thibodeaux is the most deserving to be recognized as assessor of the year. She has been a strong advocate for the residents of Lafourche Parish. She was there for them in Hurricane Ida, donating her time to communities hardest impacted. She has proven herself to stand up for a fair and equitable tax system. She has been a tenacious leader and works closely with her colleagues to fend off unfair tax policies.” Assessor Thibodeaux said she was honored to receive an award that recognizes an assessor’s true mission and role in their respective communities. She said, “It’s been more than 25 years since I stepped into the Assessor’s Office with a passion to learn. Each day, I still wake up with that same passion and to serve the people of Lafourche as their Assessor.”

Assessor Wendy Thibodeaux was recently named one of The Bayou Industrial Group's 2022 B.I.G. Achievers.

A B.I.G Achiever is defined as “someone who, through their work and voluntary and philanthropic efforts, exemplifies BIG’s mission to grow and strengthen the Bayou Region.”

It was stated in her nomination that Assessor Thibodeaux has proven throughout her career, and most importantly throughout these last few, trying years, to always put the well-being and her love for Lafourche Parish and its residents at the forefront of her everyday actions.

Congratulations Assessor Wendy Thibodeaux and all 2022 B.I.G. Achievers!

Lafourche Parish Assessor Wendy Thibodeaux proudly introduces the public to an interactive geoportal mapping system for the entire parish.

This project begun several years ago when Assessor Thibodeaux hired one of the nations most highly regarded GIS companies to design and implement a geographic information system which can help the user find any parcel of land in the parish, identify ownership, and access the tax rolls which apply to that parcel.

Assessor Thibodeaux started with a blank canvas and decided how many parcels the budget allowed to be drawn annually. Thibodeaux states, "Now, we have a visual representation of the tax roll"

Assessor Thibodeaux states "You can now see who pays within those districts--who pays the school board, who pays the recreation district, and so on”

When asked about how the system will know of new construction in the parish, Thibodeaux said her office will rely on the parish’s permit office for updates, and pass that information on to mapping company.

Councilman Daniel Lorraine, who has had many issues with delays in getting condemned structures demolished in his district, was pleased with the possibilities of the new mapping system.

Oftentimes, ascertaining ownership of abandoned structures is the most difficult hurdle and one which causes the greatest delay in getting them cleared out.

“This should be an asset to identifying owners. This way, we can track them down,” said Lorraine.

Searches can be performed in numerous ways, including by assessment number, subdivision name, and physical address. A “measurement” function within the program allows the user to get distances and square footage of parcels.

Even oil wells are included in the map feature, with each well’s particular information attached.

The system can be accessed through the Lafourche assessor’s website—www.lpao.net—under the mapping tab.